Curling and crimping device



May 27, 1941.

'c.' KARA SIEWICZ CURLING AND CR IMPING DEVICE Filed Jan. 4, 1941 Inventor A tiorney Patented lv'iay 27, 194i ENET ,FIZCZ comma AND CRIMPING DEVICE". CorneliaKarasiewicz, Highland'yBarkltfich: Appiication-January 4, 1941; Serial No. 373,171

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3 Glaims.

This invention is an electric curling andcrimpingdevice designed for. crimping and curling the hair, and also for crimping and curling such household articles as bedspreads. an analogous coverings, window curtains, and similar EHti-r cles.

The present invention embodies, certain new and useful improvements over v the curling and crimping device forming. the subject matter of Patent No. 2,103,676 issued tome under-date of December 28, 1937.

In accordance with the present invention the device is equipped with means for holding the article being crimped or curled'inassociation with the jaws of the device whereby the; use of the hands for this purpose may bedispensed with, time materially reducing the possibility; of

accidentally burning the fingers when using the device.

Also, in accordance with the-present invention, the device is equipped with meanswhich acts normally to retain the jaws of the device,

in an open position.

The present invention, together withnits objects and advantages, will be best understood from a study of the following descriptiontaken in connection with the accompanying drawingwherein:

Figurel is a side elevational view of the device in open position and withaportion thereof broken away and'shown in section; and also with a clip forming part of the invention shown in one position by full'lines. and. inasecond posi-- tionby broken lines.

Figure 2 is an edge elevational view ofthe device taken substantially at right angles to Figure 1, and

Figure 3 is a' transverse sectionalvicw taken through the jaws of thedeviceand with the device in closed condition.

Referring more in detail to the drawing it will be seen that the device embodies a pair of cross wires l 31 of the. cord extending through the hendles 8" andithe respective shanks 5 and El Preferably thejaws Sare. of the cross-sectional'shapesuggestedin Figure 3 so as to have their meeting faces'substantially fiat as therein shown.

Also thejawshaveon their meeting faces interfittingroughened. areas; or teeth l4, that in the present instance, are .shown to extend substantially for the. fullf length of the jaws, and serve to efiect apositive holdv on. the article clamped'therebetween.

A salientlfeaturei of'the present, invention is in ,interposing between the shanks 5' and 6 a resilient element that will act on the shanks in a manner to normally urgethe jawsv 9 apart from one another or to open position. In the present instance such resilient element, indicated by the reference numeral I5, is in the form of a coil spring, the ends of'which are suitably engaged with inwardly directed pins or protuberances l6 provided on the shanks 5, 5, adjacent the handles. 8.

Another very salient feature of the present invention is in equipping one of the jaws 9 with anelongatedtaperedclip lTthat is of thecrcss sectional shape suggested in Figure'3 .to fit conformably. against the back side of the associated jawi forclampingbetween said jaw and the clip I! the cloth'article, as; for example, a bedspread or the like so as to hold such article in engagement with the device during the crimping of such article in amanner to relieve the operator of making use. of thefingers for so maintaining the article engaged with the device during such crimping operation.

The clip is formed integral with a shank I8 that is pivoted to the device through the medium of'the aforementioned pivot I and is equipped at its free end with a knob I9 to be engaged by the thumb; or other fingers'of the hand, to facilitate shifting the member I! toward and away from the associated jaw 9 incidental to clamping the cloth between said jaw and the clip and/or the removing of such cloth from between said jaw and clip.

For curling the hair the device is used substantially in the same manner as the well-known type of hair-curling tongues are used. Strands of hair at the end thereof are clamped between the jaw members 9 and the hair is then wound around the closed jaw members in an obvious manner. Within a comparatively short time the device is released and then with subsequent strands of hair the operation is repeated, and by continuing such operation until the curling of all the hair has been completed, a wave is given to the hair that will have a reasonable amount of permanency. Where a tapered wave in the hair is desired, the device is held vertically, but for a marcel wave the device is applied horizontally, and for such a wave, instead of curling but several strands of hair at each operation, as many strands of hair as possible are clamped between the jaws, and then the device is given a half-turn to the right and held in that position fora short period of time and then released. This operation is continued until all the hair has been so waved.

For crimping or rufiiing material such as curtain rufiles, bedspreads, the bottoms of dresses, etc., the following operation is performed:

A portion of the material to be crimped or ruffled is first clamped between one of the jaws 9 and the associated clip I! in an obvious manner. An adjacent portion of the material is, by pressing on the handles 8 against the action of spring l5, clamped between the jaws, the jaws being brought together to securely clamp the material therebetween. The clamping of a portion of the material between the jaw 9 and associated clip I! with the thumb of the operator bearing on the knob I9, to maintain the clip I! in clamping position relative to the said jaw 9, serves to hold the material more or less'taut while the crimping device is given a half-turn to the right and held in that position for a short period of time, after which the device is released and on a next adjacent portion of the article the operation just described is repeated.

These operations are continued until the crimping or rufiiing of the article,or desired parts thereof, has been completed. When completed, a well-tapered ruflie is presented, the tapered ruffle being narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, thus giving a natural appearance to the crimped or rufiied portion of the article. In this connection it will be understood that but the edge portions of bedspreads, curtain trimmings or valances are rufiled or crimped for adding to the attractive appearance thereof.

Also by having a portion of such material clamped between a jaw 9 and the clip I! during the crimping or ruffling operation, it will not be required, as with the tool in my above identified patent, to make use of one hand of the operator for holding the material more; or less taut, this condition of the material being required in order to effect the desired crimping operation to advantage.

It is thought that the manner of using the device, together with its many advantages, will be clear without further detailed description thereof.

While I have herein illustrated and described a preferred embodiment of the invention it is to be understood that I claim all such forms of the invention to which I am entitled in view of the prior art and scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new is:

1. An electric curling and crimping device comprising a pair of crossed shank members pivoted together, elongated longitudinally tapered jaw members on one end of said shanks, said jaws being adapted to be heated, said jaws having interfitting roughened areas on their meeting surfaces to effect a positive hold on the articles clamped therebetween, and a resilient, normally eXpansibl-e element secured between said crossed shank members at the end thereof remote from said jaws and serving to cause said shank memmembers connected with one end of the shankmembers, handles on the other ends of the shank members, the rear edge part of one jaw member being rounded, a third shank member paralleling the shank member of the last-mentioned jaw member, a pivot passing through intermediate portions of the three shank members for pivotally connecting them together, an elongated member connected to one end of the third shank member and of arcuate shape in cross section to engage the rounded part of said jaw member, the third shank member terminating in spaced relation to the handle of the last-mentitoned jaw member and having a handle on its rear end and adapted to be engaged by the finger of one hand of a user gripping the first-mentioned handles.

3. A curling and crimping device comprising a pair of crossed shank members, elongated jaw members connected with one end of the shank members, handles on the other ends of the shank members, the rear edge part of one jaw member being rounded, a third shank member paralleling the shank member of the last-mentioned jaw member, a pivot passing through intermediate portions of the three shank members for pivotally connecting them together, an elongated member connected to one end of the third shank member and of arcuate shape in cross section to engage the rounded part of said jaw member, the third shank member terminating in spaced relation to the handle of the last-mentioned jaw member and having a handle on its rear end and adapted to be engaged by the finger of one hand of a user gripping the first-mentioned handles, that part of the arcuate member which engages the rear side of the jaw member having its rear edge of hook shape in cross section.

CORNELIA KARASIEWICZ. 

